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The Difference Between Micro Jobs and Regular Ones

The term ‘Micro Job’ is becoming increasingly popular, but there are still many who have no idea what the term implies. Is it just a small job? Is it a job that can be completed quickly? Is it a job that pays very little? The fact of the matter is, micro jobs can be none or all of those things. It all depends on the context, who’s being hired and who’s doing the hiring. Let’s take a look at some of the major differences between the traditional ‘day job’ and micro jobs, and why the latter can help you make more money than you ever did at any nine-to-five.

The Definition of a Job vs. Micro Job

For as long as most of us can remember, the thinking has been that, if you want to make more money, you go out and get a job. It doesn’t matter if it’s full-time or part-time, you should go on a job interview and you should pledge to spend part or all of your day in a single setting for years and years.

While getting a job can increase your earning potential and make you a more productive member of society, it’s not the only way to make more money.

Enter the amazing micro job.

Micro jobs are a bit different than your traditional day jobs. With micro jobs, there’s usually no reason to sit through a job interview, and in many cases you’re not even in the same city, state or time zone as the person hiring you. So you could say that micro jobs are a bit more informal than traditional jobs, and there’s a ton more freedom involved, since you can work in your pajamas if you want to.

So what the heck are micro jobs? To see these types of jobs in action, visit sites like Fiverr, Tenrr and Amazon Mechanical Turk. There you will see ads for countless micro job services, like web design, freelance writing, voice over work, video creation and so on. As you can see, this is very different from a traditional job, yet the earning potential for micro jobs is nearly infinite. Here are some major reasons why.

Longevity and Salary Caps

Micro jobs are typically completed on a project-by-project basis. You need a website designed so you hire an expert to do the design work for you. If the job takes a day, then that’s exactly how long the employment term will last (in most cases).

You might be wondering how on earth you’re supposed to make more money if you only work for a few hours or a single day or two. The thing with micro jobs is that you can take on as many jobs as you’d like. Since the jobs don’t last very long, you could potentially fill your entire day up with multiple projects from several different clients. Or you may build up a client list where the same clients come to you again and again for various other projects.

Then there are salary caps. At a day job, you can only make so much. With micro jobs, you are only limited by how much you can do. In other words, your earnings are never capped as a micro jobs professional. You will need to work hard and market your services like a person possessed, but you can definitely make more money with micro jobs. There are professionals living that reality every day.

If you would like to join the ranks of micro jobs professionals, dig deep inside yourself to find a marketable skill. Though you don’t necessarily have to be a designer, writer or accountant to complete micro jobs. You might decide to become a micro job virtual assistant, who answers phone calls and emails, or who tidies up a client’s Google Docs spreadsheet so that it’s easier to manage.

The plain and simple truth is: day jobs require commitment. And even when you commit yourself, there is no guarantee that you will ever make it big. With micro jobs, you are not limiting yourself to any location or earning potential. You can make as much as you want to make, as long as you are willing to put in the work.

To get started, visit the various micro job sites online and study the most successful ads you come across. Those are the ones with the multitude of positive reviews that usually come up first whenever you search for a particular subject. Find out what those professionals are doing that’s working and mimic their success to make more money with micro jobs starting today.